This week Melanie and I share our March Madness reactions (personally it has not been our finest basketball hour), Melanie talks about the Ben Rector concert, and I pass along some interesting (to me, at least) information I learned on TikTok.

We also discuss a very exciting skirt, Melanie updates us on Spring Break ’23, and it’s my turn for Five Favorites.

Enjoy, everybody!

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Show Notes:

– Buzz Williams prays over Dexter Dennis

– Ben Rector

– The Skirt

– Sundance (WE LOVE THEM – but I don’t love the returns process)

– Daisy Jones & the Six on Amazon Prime

– Free People’s Daisy Jones Collection

– American Eagle Go Big oversize shirt (size down)

– Pickwick & Co. Granada Pomegranate candle

– Pepper Belly Pete’s TikTok roast

– watch band for spring

– Teva Flatforms from Nordstrom Rack

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Well, it’s March Madness, and as you will hear in this episode, Melanie is mad about her Aggies being a 7-seed in the tournament. There may be a bit of a rant, which means I laugh a whole bunch. We also answer a listener’s question about what kinds of sports fans we are (here’s a hint: animated), we discuss our weekends with our college kids, and we talk through some recent fun finds at Trader Joe’s.

If you listen to the intro of the episode, you’ll hear some exciting (for us, at least) save-the-date news, and it’s Melanie’s turn for Five Favorites.

Enjoy, y’all!

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Show Notes:

– Men’s NCAA bracket

– Women’s NCAA bracket

– A&M is a 7 seed

– Buzz Williams reacts to bracket

– the curse of the 5 seeds

– Altras

– Ben Rector

– Outer Banks

– Trader Joe’s Unexpected Cheddar cheese spread

– Trader Joe’s multigrain crackers

– Trader Joe’s Scalloped Potato Chips with Five Cheeses

– Trader Joe’s Cowboy Caviar

– Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Bark with almond, pretzel, and sea salt

– Daisy Jones & the Six TV show

– Ouida sunglasses

– Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes

– Benefit Fluff Up brow wax

– artificial fiddle leaf fig plant

– Creative hair brush / Mason Pearson dupe

– Hoka Clifton 9

– Daisy Jones & the Six Amazon fashion

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It’s good-times-a-plenty this week as Melanie and I recap her trip to College Station, my trip to Slidell, Louisiana, and that time I cooked for 27 of Alex’s closest friends. We also break down our thoughts about a true crime documentary we both watched recently, and I explain why I pondered my personal need for a redemptive biscuit this past Saturday afternoon.

Plus, Melanie shares what she’s loving about a new TV show, and it’s my turn for Five Favorites.

Hope y’all enjoy!

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Show Notes:

– A&M vs. Bama basketball game

– Buzz Williams SEC Coach of the Year

– French Onion Sliders for a Crowd

– Hash Brown Potato Casserole

– Crunchy Romaine Toss

– Tres Leches cake

– Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal on Netflix

– “The Corrupt World Behind the Murdaugh Murders” in The New Yorker

– Daisy Jones and the Six on Amazon Prime

– Daisy Jones and the Six soundtrack

– Apples in Spring fashion post

– Medical Medium on IG

– TikToker who makes pickles

– H&M chunky sneakers

– Aerie baby flare jeans

– high density round foam roller

– The Drop women’s pull-on sweater pants

– Kaleidoscope lamp shade

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On this episode Melanie and I discuss my trip to Starkville for the State / A&M basketball game (it was a dandy, it was) and our tendencies to arrive VERY early to sporting events. Plus, Melanie went to a Nelly concert at the rodeo, and I have an exciting Target remodeling update. Although “exciting” might be a really generous term.

We also do a quick reading check-in, Melanie shares her reaction to her new oh-so-70s sunglasses, and it’s my turn for Five Favorites.

Enjoy, y’all!

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Show Notes:

– Nelly at the San Antonio Rodeo

– Mississippi State / Texas A&M basketball game

– Aggies’ baseball uniforms inspired by the Corps

– our favorite new sunglasses

– A Court of Wings & Ruin

– Shrinking on AppleTV+

– The Moviegoer by Walker Percy

– Rolling Up the Welcome Mat by Kelsea Ballerini

– My Truth by Jonathan McReynolds

– This is the Hour by Christy Nockels

– spa wristbands

– H&M satin pajamas

– H&M short satin pajamas

– Lumineux teeth whitening strips

– Trader Joe’s Unexpected Cheddar Spread

– Kut from the Kloth white Catherine boyfriend jeans

– Clothes We Have Loved episode on Patreon

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This is apparently an episode where Melanie and I feel compelled to share our enthusiasm about all manner of things: basketball coaches, basketball uniforms, sunglasses, and the oranges that have absolutely rocked my world. Plus, Melanie talks about her time at the rodeo in San Antonio and I do a small bit of whining about the lack of A/C at the State / Kentucky game.

We also discuss the new books that are on our To Read piles, and it’s my turn for Five Favorites.

Enjoy, y’all!

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Show Notes:

– Buzz Williams motivates us all

– State beats Ole Miss in overtime

– Georgia has no answer for Bama

– Ladybird Taco

– Sumo Citrus

– Ole Miss’ white basketball uniforms

– State’s new black baseball jerseys

– A&M’s black basketball uniforms

– A Court of Thorns & Roses by Sarah J. Maas

– Don’t Hold Back by David Platt

– Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes

– Whitney channel on SiriusXM

– Third Love WonderKnit pajama bottoms

– All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore

– Dollger oversized square sunglasses

– Eminence Organics Bamboo Firming Liquid

– A New Day women’s high-rise ankle pull-on pants

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This week Melanie and I discuss what we talk about before we actually start recording each week’s episode (my mama would say that it’s when we really get into the “nitty gritty”), how P has absolutely been influenced in terms of how he hosts a guys’ weekend, and how legit Texas tacos have made their way to Birmingham. You will not be surprised that we also spend a good deal of time focusing on the latest in college basketball because Joe Lunardi is apparently the boss of us right now.

We have lo, another book update because I have started reading the book about the fairies (who am I?), and it’s Melanie’s turn for Five Favorites.

Hope y’all enjoy!

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Show Notes:

– Meant to Be by Emily Giffin

– Vandy beats Tennessee on a buzzer beater

– Missouri beats Tennessee on a buzzer beater

– Joe Lunardi’s NCAA tournament predictions

– Ladybird Taco in Birmingham

– Chris Stapleton singing the National Anthem

– Whitney Houston singing the National Anthem

– A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah Maas

– The Blessed Life: A 90-Day Devotional by Kelly Minter

– Vitacup Beauty Coffee

– Athleta Elation flare pants

– Gleamin Vitamin C clay mask

– Lillusory turtleneck sweater

– 70’s ballads playlist

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